August 2009
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Ummm...
Via NYTimes: Saying they were taking no chances, Chinese officials evacuated a million coastal residents on Sunday as a weakened Typhoon Morakot swept onto the mainland south of Shanghai after battering Taiwan the day before. (link)
Graduated!
Now I just need to get together the other requirements for my visa and the first part of all of this chaos is finished. Then I catalog all of my belongings and start selling them off, and somehow manage to finish my goal at work in good time. It never ends! But, for tonight I’m really happy. This course was rough, especially considering the fact that I’m working 80 hours a week....
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Airports
“It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase ‘As pretty as an Airport’ appear.” — Douglas Adams (Image courtesy of I HATE AIRPORTS Flickr Pool, @tedesco57) Airports, airline personnell and TSA are, if anything, just an illusion. There isn’t one part of any airport that seems to be done right. People are either falling asleep or they are...
July 2009
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Luggage? What's good?
Considering the Patagonia Burrito Bag, and no, not only because I love burritos so much.
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Leaving, pt. 1
I’m moving to Shanghai, China in the fall. I’ve accepted a year long position teaching with the EF English First program. I’ve been with EF for almost 3 years. I’ll teach for one year with the intention of moving into recruitment and management of new teaching staff the year after. This is a pretty scary but really exciting move. There’s a lot going on, and lots to...